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Foreign aid allocation, governance, and economic growth / Kamiljon T. Akramov.

Title
Foreign aid allocation, governance, and economic growth / Kamiljon T. Akramov.
Author
Akramov, Kamil.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012.

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International Food Policy Research Institute
Description
xv, 164 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
How important is foreign aid in fostering economic growth in developing countries?... (This book) investigates this issue by disaggregating foreign aid by sector rather than treating it as an aggregate amount. Aid can be allocated to a recipient's production sectors..., economic infrastructure..., or social sectors. This book differentiates among various channels through which each of these three categories of foreign aid affects economic growth. The findings suggest that aid to production sectors and economic infrastructure contributes to economic growth by increasing domestic investment.Aid to social sectors, however, does not appear to have a significant impact on schooling and economic growth. This study also assesses the degree to which the quality of democratic governance in a recipient country influences foreign aid's effectiveness and finds that democracy is no guarantee of aid effectiveness. Although further research into the question is necessary, this book suggests that aid targeted to increasing domestic investment might be an effective means of fostering economic growth in less developed countries. -- Book Jacket.
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Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Developing countries > Economic conditions
  • Economic assistance > Developing countries > Evaluation
  • Economic development > Social aspects > Developing countries
  • Economic indicators > Developing countries
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Overview of Previous Studies 5 -- 3 Data and Descriptive Analysis 26 -- 4 Aid Allocation 42 -- 5 Aid and Economic Growth 57 -- 6 Conclusion 119.
ISBN
9780812244656 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2012004087
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library